Good Idea Problem Set

Good Idea Problem Set Are these useful for this B/I Forum?

Poll: Should we encourage the submission of more novice/beginner/intermediate level problem hands? (17 member(s) have cast votes)

Should we encourage the submission of more novice/beginner/intermediate level problem hands?

Yes (11 votes [64.71%])
Percentage of vote: 64.71%
No (4 votes [23.53%])
Percentage of vote: 23.53%
Yes/No i don't care (2 votes [11.76%])
Percentage of vote: 11.76%

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#1 inquiry

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Posted 2004-January-30, 08:09

The BB-Forum membership has grown considerably in the last few months. Early on there was a series of "Test your play" kind of problems entitled "good ideas" that were designed just for novices/beginners/intermediate players posted on this site. The idea was that expert and advanced players would find interesting hands, and then post them in this discussion group as practice tools for our members and guest.

None have been posted lately, and of course, now with the WONDERFUL "Master play" on line, they may not even be necessary. But the question is, are these useful to the members and would you like to see more of them?

The original problems are still here, but may be hard to find. So I have provided the following links for any beginner wishing to give these a try. Careful, all these have been answered now, so you should stop and solve the problem before reading the remainder of the threads that give the answer. Of course, if you find a better solution... POST it. :-)

Original good idea problem
http://bridgebase.lunarpages.com/~bridge2/...p?showtopic=155
Good Idea 2
http://bridgebase.lunarpages.com/~bridge2/...p?showtopic=153
Good idea 3
http://bridgebase.lunarpages.com/~bridge2/...p?showtopic=152
Good idea 4
http://bridgebase.lunarpages.com/~bridge2/...p?showtopic=150
Good idea 5
http://bridgebase.lunarpages.com/~bridge2/...p?showtopic=149
Good idea 6
http://bridgebase.lunarpages.com/~bridge2/...p?showtopic=144
Good idea 7
http://bridgebase.lunarpages.com/~bridge2/...p?showtopic=148
Good idea 8
http://bridgebase.lunarpages.com/~bridge2/...p?showtopic=146
Good idea 9
http://bridgebase.lunarpages.com/~bridge2/...p?showtopic=147
Good idea 10 (a harder problem if I remember)
http://bridgebase.lunarpages.com/~bridge2/...p?showtopic=143
A second good idea #10
http://bridgebase.lunarpages.com/~bridge2/...p?showtopic=130
Good idea 11
http://bridgebase.lunarpages.com/~bridge2/...p?showtopic=132
Good idea 12
http://bridgebase.lunarpages.com/~bridge2/...p?showtopic=131

--Ben--

#2 cnszsun

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Posted 2004-January-30, 20:48

I think it's still a great idea. At least beginner bridge players will be more active in this forum. They can not only raise problem but also answer problem.
Although i'm not an expert player, i believe many players like me will be willing to post interesting hands here if they have right answers.

Michael Sun

#3 Trpltrbl

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Posted 2004-January-30, 21:30

cnszsun, on Jan 30 2004, 09:48 PM, said:

Many times there are no right answers. You want to teach the right thing and not confuse them.

Mike :rolleyes:

“If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. If there is ferment,
so much the better. If there is restlessness, I am pleased. Then let there
be ideas, and hard thought, and hard work.”

#4 Free

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Posted 2004-February-01, 10:21

Dont care, but I like difficult ones more...

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#5 inquiry

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Posted 2004-February-01, 12:00

Free, on Feb 1 2004, 11:21 AM, said:

Dont care, but I like difficult ones more...

--Ben--

#6 badderzboy

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Posted 2004-February-01, 13:30

As a beginner/intermediate, I find the hands and challenges very interesting and they lead to good pointers in approach/technique.

Could I suggest that adv+ only post after a couple of days to allow beginners / intermediates to post their approach and subsequently to then receive helpful advice on how it should be done!

When the solution is posted - it's too easy to peek before trying!

Cheers

Steve K

#7 inquiry

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Posted 2004-February-01, 15:26

Hi Steve,

Of course, problems posted in Beginner/Intermediate forum should not be answered by "experts" like free and Mike, and Advanced players like Mike. Just as they really should not be voting in this poll. I mean, the question is rather Beginners, novice and intermediate players find the good idea hands interesting. They really SHOULD not be a challenge at all to experts, after all.

In fact, I posted my interesting hand and advanced/expert hand to give those guys something to do rather than complain how easy the beginner hands were.

Ben

--Ben--

#8 Free

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Posted 2004-February-01, 17:13

Woops, thought it was in the advanced... Sorry Ben, don't be angry

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